The Second Step: Sophomore Year

Well this has been a tough week. I got sick on Sunday and have felt it the entire week. A lot of kids on x country also were sick so I'm not sure where I got it from. On top of being sick I also was incredibly busy this week. After cross country practice each day I had 2 more hours of practice, but for basketball instead of running. This was very exhausting but I think I am over the sickness now. I've had a ton of homework too but my classes are going great. I am really excelling this year as a result of putting in 100% effort. Sports and school are going well but I do have one issue. I have been trying to find out who I am going to ask to homecoming and I felt fairly confident because I had 3 options whom I could choose from. However, each had to be crossed off the list because of confusing situations, them not planning to go to the dance at all, etc. There is still one whom I might ask but I will figure this out for sure in the following week. I still feel like I am drifting away from many of my friends and i have to admit it sucks. However, this year I am going to try to gain relationships with friends who share more in common with me than my old friends did. I think this will really benefit me because with many of my old friends I feel like I am the only one gearing towards success while al they want to do is have fun and it has in a way been dragging me down. But these issues are all manageable and I can handle it. Things are going alright at the moment, I shall continue to push onward.

“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”

-T.S. Elliot